Huntington Beach - U.S. Open of Surfing

Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

Huntington Beach's tourism promotion helps fill Surf City with a slew of events and athletic contests. The U.S. Open of Surfing, one of the largest events of the year, drew at least 340,000 people to Huntington Beach in July and required an extra 50 to 55 police shifts over a week.

Huntington Beach's tourism promotion helps fill Surf City with a slew of events and athletic contests. The U.S. Open of Surfing, one of the largest events of the year, drew at least 340,000 people to Huntington Beach in July and required an extra 50 to 55 police shifts over a week. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Huntington Beach's tourism promotion helps fill Surf City with a slew of events and athletic contests. The U.S. Open of Surfing, one of the largest events of the year, drew at least 340,000 people to Huntington Beach in July and required an extra 50 to 55 police shifts over a week.